Chapter 130

Chapter 130: Chapter 130
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It was such a fortunate thing for me. ‘Yi Ruda is a female crossdresser, so the two of us wouldn’t work. Besides, Yi Ruda already has a guy for her life…’ How could I say these things to her?
Walking along the empty hallway, we finally arrived at our room. Once we stepped inside, Kim Hye Hill already started pushing me into the small room. She then opened the lights and went back to the living room.
Sitting on the bed, I felt bored, so I took out my phone from my pocket and tried to check some messages. ‘But looking at the aggressive Ban Yeo Ryung and the Four Heavenly Kings in the auditorium…’ When their faces came across my mind, I furrowed my brow.
I thought Ban Yeo Ryung would send me such messages like, ‘I told you not to make any boyfriendsᅲᅲ’ or call me right away. The Four Heavenly Kings, in particular, was sensitive about this kind of thing, especially Jooin. He would have sent me something like, ‘Mama, I don’t need a new daddyᅲᅲ.’
However, I did not receive any messages. There were no missed phone calls too. That was when I touched my phone. Of course, it was better to have no messages rather than receiving those texts. The unexpected tranquility, however, heightened my anxiety. Thinking about the word ‘lull before the storm,’ I stared at the wall quietly.
The bags and personal stuff scattered in the living room were now all moved to the small room; therefore, I had no space to walk around. The whole area was dark and silent as I closed the light to pretend that there was no one within. My confused mind started to cool down. I raised my eyes to look at the wall.
What did Yi Ruda think when she kissed my cheek, especially when everybody was looking in front of the stage?
Wondering about her unexpected act of intimacy, I disheveled my hair like crazy. There were not a lot of possible reasons for her actions.
First, she lost her sexual identity after cross-dressing for a prolonged period.
“…”
Second, she came here to find her fiancée but discovered my charms instead, so the Four Heavenly Kings were out of her sight!
“…”
‘Just die, Ham Donnie!’ I held up the pillow beside me and smashed it on my head. While hitting myself with the pillow, I giggled out of the crazy thoughts I had before repeatedly smashing my head again to gather my senses. Suddenly, I heard a noise from the front door.
‘Holy cow!’ I quickly dropped the pillow and pulled a comforter over my head. While being in that position for a moment, the first thing I heard through the comforter was none other than Yoon Jung In’s clear voice.
“Hey, Kim Hye Hill! Where is Ham Donnie? You guys left together earlier.”
Kim Hye Hill then replied in a smooth voice.
“I evacuated her to a different room to hide her away from your raid.”
“Indeed, you do have an IQ of 140. What unbelievable foresight!”
Another girl from the side, probably Lee Mina, asked in a surprised voice.
“Hye Hill’s IQ is 140?”
“Yeah, in our Sukbong Middle School, we had a special class called ‘Class for the Gifted.’ Only those with good GPAs could go there. Both Kim Hye Hill and Kim Hye Woo came from that section, so although we were in the same class, I could hardly see them except during events or so. Isn’t that right, Kim Hye Woo?”
Kim Hye Woo, who was probably beside them, replied apathetically.
“Why are you asking me? We aren’t identical but fraternal twins, so we have different genes. Maybe we have a different level of IQ too.”
“Wow, he’s pretending to be not over 140.”
“So, do you have a problem?”
“Not only one but two! Bahaha!”
“…”
In the dark, I curled up myself inside the comforter and listened to their conversations. Yoon Jung In’s joke almost made me laugh out loud. He was indeed a psycho.
Yoon Jung In’s laughter that rang around the front door, soon paused as if his voice disconnected from its mainframe. Maybe Shin Suh Hyun restrained him from his verbal diarrhea. ‘Without Shin Suh Hyun, it would have been so hard for Yoon Jung In to live in this world,’ as I had that thought in mind, Yi Ruda’s voice came into my ears.
“Where’s Donnie?”
“Why don’t you just come inside? Are you just gonna stand like that in the front door?”
Kim Hye Hill asked in return to change the topic smoothly. Unexpectedly, Kim Hye Hill and Yi Ruda didn’t share much time together, so both of them might not have been too comfortable with each other. Kim Hye Hill, however, had a great talent when it came to making small talk with everyone.
Then I heard other kids taking off their shoes as their footsteps went towards the living room. I fetched a sigh of relief. They would never imagine that what Kim Hye Hill meant by a ‘different room’ was just beside the living room. Feeling nervous, I wriggled my toes. At that moment, something vibrated in my pocket.
When I took out my phone, the three words, ‘Ban Yeo Ryung,’ flashed on the screen in the dark. I opened my flip phone.
Sent by: Ban Yeo Ryung
Babe~ Do u wanna Netflix & Chill in oppa’s rooooomm?
“…?”
I checked and rechecked the phone repeatedly. There were no damages at all. This time, I rubbed my eyes vigorously upon seeing the text; however, the name of the sender didn’t change. Ban Yeo Ryung, the three words of her name, was still on it.
Yeo Dan oppa would never send this kind of message to me. Then, did Ban Yeo Ryung dumped bottles of soju in her system in just a few minutes? While I wondered seriously, the next message arrived.
Sent by: Ban Yeo Ryung
Babe~ R u upset about oppa theeese dayz? Oppa wee b thurr soon~lol
“What the heck is this…? Why are all the words in her text spelled wrong when she’s a perfect scorer in language tests?!’ It was then when I rechecked my phone in wonder.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise that began to emanate from the front door. Someone must have pushed the door wide open. While I had those thoughts in my mind, someone opened the door of this room out of the blue.
As I felt the bright light of the living room pouring into the room where I was in, the text message from Ban Yeo Ryung earlier came across my head. I trembled. ‘Oh, god…’ I carefully lifted the corner of the comforter.
“…”
“Why are you here…?” The girl, who leaned on the door while looking at me with folded arms and cold smile, was none other than Ban Yeo Ryung.
Not a long time had passed since the end of her performance, so she still wore her costume on stage: black shorts on the bottom and a short-sleeved red wine blouse on top. Her ‘on fleek’ makeup was also yet to be removed from her face, which made her beautiful eyes look even more dazzling with silver glitters.
She bent her eyes more to show me her gorgeous smile. Someone from the living room then spoke while looking towards our direction.
“Hey, isn’t she… Ban Yeo Ryung?”
“What? How can Ban Yeo Ryung… it’s really her!”
Hearing my those voices, I could tell that they were from Yoon Jung In and another girl. Ban Yeo Ryung then stepped closer to me with a refreshing grin and grabbed my hand.
She said, “Donnie, are you hiding here because of Yi Ruda? I’ll save you!”
“What?”
‘How can you save me…?’ Before I could ask that, Ban Yeo Ryung was already pulling my hand as she strode toward the living room.
I then saw the pouring bright light and the kids sitting around in the living room. Ban Yeo Ryung sometimes would be daunted by how people would get her wrong. Still, overall, she was accustomed to have others’ attention directed towards her.
She showed a breathtaking and bright smile on her face before speaking to the kids.
“Hi, guys! Let me kidnap Donnie!”
“What?”
“Bye! Have fun!”
Ban Yeo Ryung bid farewell then strode toward the front door while dragging my hand. ‘What’s going on…’ as I had this thought in mind, I hurriedly put on my shoes. Ban Yeo Ryung then looked me in the eyes with a grin.
She said, “Donnie, let me serve you a bowl of noodles. I have instant noodles in our room.”
“…”
This was the day I realized that no one could deny her when she had that beautiful smile on her face.
As I walked alongside her, I heard a burst of laughter behind us. Yoon Jung In yelled as if he was about to die laughing.
“Bahaha! Yi Ruda, you lost Ham Donnie to Ban Yeo Ryung!”
“Have you seen how energetic and driven she is… so cool!”
A girl commented after Yoon Jung In. Suddenly, I felt dizzy again, and my legs started to turn into jelly.